Famous Dead Birthdays is just what it sounds like. Dead Birthdays are birthdays of famous people who have a birthday, but have already passed. For example, Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 and he died on April 17, 1790. This means Benjamin Franklin’s Birthday is on January 17 th. If Benjamin Franklin was still alive in 2011, he would be 304 Yrs. Old. Famous Dead Birthdays is a type of trivia. How old would a dead famous person be (on their birthday) if they were still alive?
What Happened Today in History?
1775 The United States Marine Corps is founded at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia by Samuel Nicholas
1919 The first national convention of the American Legion is held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, ending on November 12
1954 U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower dedicates the USMC War Memorial (Iwo Jima memorial) in Arlington National Cemetery
1958 The Hope Diamond is donated to the Smithsonian Institution by New York diamond merchant Harry Winston
1970 Vietnam War: Vietnamization – For the first time in five years, an entire week ends with no reports of American combat fatalities in Southeast Asia
2004 Full American release of The Polar Express
2006 The National Museum of the Marine Corps is opened and dedicated by U.S. President George W. Bush and announces that Marine Corporal Jason Dunham will receive the Medal of Honor in Quantico, Virginia
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1480-1517 Bridget of York, English princess and nun
1483-1546 Martin Luther, German Protestant reformer
1810-1882 George Jennings was an English sanitary engineer who invented the first public toilets
1868-1957 Gichin Funakoshi, Japanese martial artist and was the creator of Shotokan karate
1871-1947 Winston Churchill, American novelist who graduated from the United States Naval Academy
1880-1959 Jacob Epstein, American sculptor
1888-1972 Andrei Tupolev, Russian aircraft designer who designed over 100 aircraft
1895-1981 John Knudsen Northrop, American airplane manufacturer who founded the Northrop Corporation
1906-1945 Josef Kramer, German concentration camp commandant “The Beast of Belsen”
1909-1985 Johnny Marks, American songwriter who wrote “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer”, “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day”, “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”, and “A Holly Jolly Christmas”
1919-1997 George Fenneman, American radio and television announcer
1919-1945 Michael Strank, American flag raiser on Iwo Jima, he was killed by friendly fire and he earned a Bronze Star
1925-1984 Richard Burton, Welsh actor who was married to Elizabeth Taylor
1932-2008 Roy Scheider, American actor known for his leading role as police chief Martin C. Brody in the first two Jaws movies
1933-1990 Ronald Evans, American astronaut who flew to the moon
1941-1965 John Geoghegan, American soldier and Silver Star recipient who was killed during the Vietnam War
1977-2009 Brittany Murphy, American actress
1981-2004 Jason L. Dunham, American Medal of Honor recipient, he jumped on a grenade to save nearby Marines
Famous Dead Birthdays is just what it sounds like. Dead Birthdays are birthdays of famous people who have a birthday, but have already passed. For example, Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 and he died on April 17, 1790. This means Benjamin Franklin’s Birthday is on January 17 th. If Benjamin Franklin was still alive in 2011, he would be 304 Yrs. Old. Famous Dead Birthdays is a type of trivia. How old would a dead famous person be (on their birthday) if they were still alive?
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